English costume from prehistoric times to the end of the eighteenth century (1910)
Clinch, George, 1860-1921 · Chicago : A. C. McClurg; London, Methuen · leaf 82
tunics reach-ing nearly to the ankles. Sometimes these were of 32 ENGLISH COSTUME white material with a red lining. These tunics wereoften open on the left side from the waist downwardsso as to expose nearly the whole of the left leg, whichwas covered with a close-fitting garment above and… … Norman soldiers wearing mantles(Bayeux tapestry) rolled back. In the same figure (which, by the way,is intended for Noah with his hatchet about to buildthe Ark) the shoes are ornamented by diagonal linescrossing each other. The dress of the Norman ladies represents a develop-ment of that of the…
Costume -- Great Britain · England -- Social life and customs
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